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TUBA |
Large bass wind instrument |
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OPHICLEIDE |
A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the
orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a
compass of three oct... |
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SERPENT |
A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,
formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes introduced into the
orchestra; -- so called from its form. |
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SACKBUT |
A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived
that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required;
-- said to be the same as the trombone. |
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VIOLONCELLO |
A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four
strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an
octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin. |
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BASSOON |
A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with
holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in flutes. It
forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc. |
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THEORBO |
An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks,
with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings governed by
frets, while to ... |
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TROMBONE |
A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought
by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts,
bent twice upo... |